NEWS ALERT: 2 US SOLDIERS KILLED IN BAGHDAD THURSDAY

Two more US soldiers were killed in Iraq on Thusday bringing the total for the month of April to 30 deaths of Americans in just ten days---or an average of THREE DEATHS a day.


Baghdad, Apr 10, (VOI)- Two U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate incidents in Baghdad and Salah el-Din, the U.S. army said on Thursday.

Baghdad - Voices of Iraq Thursday , 10 /04 /2008 Time 10:52:53
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“A Multi-National Division – North Soldier was killed in an improvised explosive device attack in Salah ad Din Province, April 9,” the U.S. army said in a statement received by Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq (VOI).“A Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldier was killed by an improvised explosive device attack at approximately 2 p.m. in northeastern Baghdad,” the army said in another statement.

The deaths bring to 4030 the number of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq since the beginning of military operations in March 2003. 18 U.S. soldiers have so far been killed in April.Of this number, 38 were killed last month, 29 killed in February, while 40 were killed in January 2008.December 2007 saw the death of 23, thus becoming the month with the second lowest number of U.S. fatalities after February 2004 during which 20 soldiers were killed.November 2004, which witnessed fierce battles between U.S. forces and armed groups in Falluja city, Anbar province, remains the month that witnessed the highest U.S. death toll with 137.April 2004 comes second with 135, followed by May 2007 during which 126 U.S. soldiers were killed.